1970–71 DDR-Oberliga

The DDR-Oberliga 1970-71 was the 22nd season of the East German national football championship.

Overview

14 teams played in the league, with 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig replacing last year's relegated teams of FC Karl-Marx-Stadt and BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt. Dynamo Dresden won their second championship title, their first since 1953. As Dresden also won the FDGB-Pokal, losing finalists Berliner FC Dynamo qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup. FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and BSG Chemie Leipzig were relegated to the DDR-Liga. Dresden's Hans-Jürgen Kreische became the top scorer of the competition, scoring 17 goals.^[1]
As was customary at the time, two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.

League standings

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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